Written By: Gaby Gollub
We’ve all been encouraged to “buy local” to reduce the amount of fuel burned and greenhouse gases produced by transporting goods from across the country and overseas. Food, for example, travels an average of 1,500 miles from the farm to the store.
Many of us have started frequenting farmers’ markets, meeting – and supporting – the people who grow our food not so far away. And some of us, …
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Spring is a great time to make renovations on your home before it gets too hot for manual labor. One renovation that is always a burden is painting your outside or inside walls. If you know you have to re-paint your place, but you want to find a way to make it a little more interesting and green, give organic paint a try.
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It’s relatively easy to push progressive environmental legislation through the DC Council. Moving similar bills through state legislatures is a very different task. That’s why it’s important that we stay informed on such legislation in nearby states and support it however we can.
The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) is tracking two pieces of climate-related legislation in Maryland and Virginia.
The first is the “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act” or …
Sphere: Related ContentSeveral states, including the District, have begun banning the use of phosphates in dishwashing and laundry soaps. Phosphates end up in sewage waste and are then dumped into rivers or the Chesapeake Bay where they feed water plants that choke sea life.
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